By the end of the reign of Aurangzeb in the early 18th century, the common language around Delhi began to be referred to as Zaban-e-Urdu, a name derived from the Turkic word ordu (army) or orda and is said to have arisen as the "language of the camp", or "Zaban-i-Ordu" means "Language of High camps" or natively "Lashkari Zaban" means "Language of Army".
- UrduDuring Shahjahan's time, the Capital was relocated to Delhi and named Shahjahanabad and the Bazar of the town was named Urdu e Muallah.
- Urdu200,000. This event was celebrated in Persian and Urdu verses, and Aurangzeb said:
- AurangzebThe Urdu language emerged from the Urdu Bazaar section of Old Delhi.
- Old DelhiGurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib, a sikh Gurudwara built to commemorate the martyrdom site of the ninth Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur. It marks the site where the ninth Sikh Guru was beheaded on the orders of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb on 11 November 1675 for rebelling against the throne.
- Old DelhiHaving made clear that he wanted Dara to succeed him, Shah Jahan became ill with stranguary in 1657 and was closeted under the care of his favourite son in the newly built city of Shahjahanabad (Old Delhi).
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Mughal Empire
0 linksEarly-modern empire that controlled much of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries.
Early-modern empire that controlled much of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries.
This imperial structure lasted until 1720, until shortly after the death of the last major emperor, Aurangzeb, during whose reign the empire also achieved its maximum geographical extent.
After Aurangzeb, the Mughal capital definitively became the walled city of Shahjahanabad (today Old Delhi).
The standardization of the Hindustani language, and thus the development of Hindi and Urdu.